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do-support

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables
do--sup-port
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Synonyms

do-insertion

Questions

What does do-support mean?
The use of the auxiliary verb "do" in negative or interrogative English sentences that do not contain other auxiliaries.

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